{"id":929,"date":"2025-01-31T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/british-columbia\/?page_id=929"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:09:14","slug":"news-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/news-media\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"    \r\n    <div id=\"hero_section-block_964c8827ad07963eaa7743117cdf9ddb\" class=\"bottom b-hero_section hero_section_position_top\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/SalvationArmy-Dinner-JustJoyImaging-202407-2.png)\">\r\n        <div class=\"section hero_active_gradient\">\r\n\r\n                    <div>\r\n                \r\n                                    <h1 style=\"color:#FFFFFF\">News and Stories<\/h1>\r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n   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       \n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/03\/10\/new-year-new-beginnings-new-hope\/\" aria-label=\"New Year, New Beginnings, New Hope\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/ARC-Story-Feature-Image-scaled-e1772649747855.png\" alt=\"New Year, New Beginnings, New Hope\u00a0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/03\/10\/new-year-new-beginnings-new-hope\/\" aria-label=\"New Year, New Beginnings, New Hope\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">New Year, New Beginnings, New Hope\u00a0<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">10th March 2026 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        The start of a new year invites us to pause and consider what lies ahead. For Robin, 2026 represents something far more significant than resolutions\u2014it&#8217;s the culmination of a transformative&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">General Interest<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Hope Stories<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/20\/celebrate-clutter-free-february-at-the-new-richmond-centre-thrift-store\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_6555-1-scaled-e1771549190864.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/20\/celebrate-clutter-free-february-at-the-new-richmond-centre-thrift-store\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">20th February 2026 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        In November, The Salvation Army opened its&nbsp;fifteenth\u202fThrift Store in the Greater Vancouver area, welcoming the community to a new location in the heart of Richmond. Conveniently\u202flocated\u202fon No. 3 Road\u202facross\u202ffrom\u202fRichmond Centre\u202fMall,\u202fthe&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">General Interest<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/10\/a-safe-place-a-second-chance-your-matched-gift-changes-lives\/\" aria-label=\"A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-03-124817-e1770745686721.png\" alt=\"A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/10\/a-safe-place-a-second-chance-your-matched-gift-changes-lives\/\" aria-label=\"A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">10th February 2026 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        Watch&nbsp;the video&nbsp;below to learn more about Kate Booth House and Esther\u2019s Place.&nbsp; In Canada, one in three women will experience sexual or physical violence, and every six days a woman&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">Campaign<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Health and Social Services<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/12\/16\/from-meals-to-miracles-richmonds-recovery-church\/\" aria-label=\"From Meals to Miracles: Richmond&#8217;s Recovery Church\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/IMG_5918-scaled-e1765919924342.jpg\" alt=\"From Meals to Miracles: Richmond&#8217;s Recovery Church\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/12\/16\/from-meals-to-miracles-richmonds-recovery-church\/\" aria-label=\"From Meals to Miracles: Richmond&#8217;s Recovery Church\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">From Meals to Miracles: Richmond&#8217;s Recovery Church<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">16th December 2025 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        Four&nbsp;months&nbsp;ago,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Salvation Army Richmond Community Church&nbsp;opened&nbsp;its&nbsp;doors to&nbsp;the Recovery Church,&nbsp;a&nbsp;transformative&nbsp;Sunday evening service&nbsp;designed to offer human connection, support, and God\u2019s love to those navigating the challenges of&nbsp;addiction.&nbsp; Every&nbsp;week,&nbsp;nearly 30&nbsp;guests fill the dining hall&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">General Interest<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Health and Social Services<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Hope Stories<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/12\/10\/sarahs-story-finding-her-foundation\/\" aria-label=\"Sarah&#8217;s Story: Finding Her Foundation\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/November-4-2024-09333-scaled-e1765395575902.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah&#8217;s Story: Finding Her Foundation\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/12\/10\/sarahs-story-finding-her-foundation\/\" aria-label=\"Sarah&#8217;s Story: Finding Her Foundation\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">Sarah&#8217;s Story: Finding Her Foundation<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">10th December 2025 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        Watch Sarah share her journey in her own words in the video below.\u00a0 Sarah remembers the exact moment she realized something had to change. Standing in yet another apartment after&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">General Interest<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Hope Stories<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/12\/03\/how-brunch-builds-community-at-boundless-vancouver-2\/\" aria-label=\"How Brunch Builds Community at Boundless Vancouver\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/IMG_5647-1-scaled-e1764804043851.jpg\" alt=\"How Brunch Builds Community at Boundless Vancouver\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/12\/03\/how-brunch-builds-community-at-boundless-vancouver-2\/\" aria-label=\"How Brunch Builds Community at Boundless Vancouver\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">How Brunch Builds Community at Boundless Vancouver<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">3rd December 2025 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        Every Thursday, The Salvation Army\u2019s&nbsp;Boundless&nbsp;Vancouver&nbsp;hosts&nbsp;the Community Brunch Program&nbsp;where guests&nbsp;come for a&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;meal and&nbsp;leave with&nbsp;more than a&nbsp;satisfied appetite. They leave with&nbsp;a&nbsp;sense of community,&nbsp;dignity&nbsp;and&nbsp;hope.&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cBeyond a meal, I think the most important thing&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">Featured<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">General Interest<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Health and Social Services<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/11\/28\/uncle-vinnys-toy-drive-returns-for-fifth-year\/\" aria-label=\"Uncle Vinny\u2019s Toy Drive Returns for Fifth Year\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Image-scaled-e1764289747238.jpg\" alt=\"Uncle Vinny\u2019s Toy Drive Returns for Fifth Year\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/11\/28\/uncle-vinnys-toy-drive-returns-for-fifth-year\/\" aria-label=\"Uncle Vinny\u2019s Toy Drive Returns for Fifth Year\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">Uncle Vinny\u2019s Toy Drive Returns for Fifth Year\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">28th November 2025 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        Uncle Vinny\u2019s Toy Drive is returning for a fifth year to help support The Salvation Army and the Boundless Vancouver Toy Shop. Started in 2021 in memory of beloved family&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">Campaign<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Featured<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/11\/19\/rain-or-shine-tepi-hughes-brings-heart-and-hope-to-victorias-christmas-kettles\/\" aria-label=\"Rain or Shine: Tepi Hughes Brings Heart and Hope to Victoria&#8217;s Christmas Kettles\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/20221215_125111-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rain or Shine: Tepi Hughes Brings Heart and Hope to Victoria&#8217;s Christmas Kettles\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/11\/19\/rain-or-shine-tepi-hughes-brings-heart-and-hope-to-victorias-christmas-kettles\/\" aria-label=\"Rain or Shine: Tepi Hughes Brings Heart and Hope to Victoria&#8217;s Christmas Kettles\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">Rain or Shine: Tepi Hughes Brings Heart and Hope to Victoria&#8217;s Christmas Kettles<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">19th November 2025 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        When you encounter Tepi Hughes at her Christmas kettle outside London Drugs, you&#8217;re immediately struck by her warm smile and genuine enthusiasm. Rain or shine, snow or wind, she&#8217;s there\u2014bundled&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">Campaign<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Volunteer<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post\">\n        <div class=\"b-news_link--wrapper\">\n        <div>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/11\/10\/two-uniforms-one-heart-jim-ten-hoves-journey-of-service\/\" aria-label=\"Two Uniforms, One Heart: Jim Ten Hove&#8217;s Journey of Service\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/515483877_10163468848481064_8265610262449959593_n.jpg\" alt=\"Two Uniforms, One Heart: Jim Ten Hove&#8217;s Journey of Service\u00a0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"post-details\">\n            <div>\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2025\/11\/10\/two-uniforms-one-heart-jim-ten-hoves-journey-of-service\/\" aria-label=\"Two Uniforms, One Heart: Jim Ten Hove&#8217;s Journey of Service\u00a0\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\">\n                        <h2 class=\"sub_title_span\">Two Uniforms, One Heart: Jim Ten Hove&#8217;s Journey of Service\u00a0<\/h2>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"date\">10th November 2025 <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post-content\">\n                    <span>\n                        Jim Ten Hove has worn many uniforms in his lifetime, but two hold special meaning: the olive green of the Canadian Armed Forces and the navy blue of The Salvation&#8230;                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"post-tags\">\n                <div class=\"author-tag\">\n                    <span class=\"category\">General Interest<\/span>, <span class=\"category\">Hope Stories<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"view-more-btn\" >\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"view-all button view_buttons\" role=\"button\" id=\"load-more\" data-current=\"1\">Load more<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":930,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-929","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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